iOS 27 will include a standalone Siri app and a new ‘Ask Siri’ voice mode – report
Apple is giving the next-gen AI Siri its own app and a natural language Ask Siri mode in iOS 27, a new report claims
Apple is planning to give the revamped Siri assistant its own app in iOS 27 for iPhone and macOS 27 for Mac computers, according to a new report from a reliable Cupertino watcher, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
The first dedicated Siri app could be revealed as soon as the WWDC keynote on June 8 where Apple is likely to showcase its iOS 27 update and others from across the hardware portfolio. That’s according to the most seasoned Apple reporter who claims Apple is planning to treat the new Siri more like a Gemini or ChatGPT chatbot app.
Gurman says the new Siri will be able to access and work with personal data gleaned from apps like email, messages and notes. Furthermore, Siri will become a “systemwide AI agent with deep integration across applications”. That means it’ll be able to conduct tasks within apps that would usually require the user to open the app individually. It’ll provide summaries from Apple News and search the web, the reporters sources say.
Gurman is also predicting an Ask Siri button will be available within the new app, which sounds similar to Google Gemini Live – the conversational voice mode – and will likely bring Siri’s overall functionality closer to that of Gemini and ChatGPT. Given Gemini is powering much of the new, personalised Siri anyway, that much should be a given. Gurman also offers insight into the design possibilities for Apple’s new app. He writes:
“One new design in testing places Siri at the top of the screen within the Dynamic Island, the mini-interface that Apple introduced in 2022. After it’s activated, Siri will prompt the user to “Search or Ask.”
“When processing a request, a pill-shaped indicator labeled “Searching” appears, alongside a glowing Siri icon. Once results are ready, the interface expands into a larger translucent panel with Apple’s Liquid Glass design. Users can pull the menu down further to begin conversing back and forth.”
Chris Smith
